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Mandela writes
Mandela writes
why intergenerational dialogue?
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I was featured a few days ago on NBC’s 8 o clock bulletin saying something that in retrospect, I felt needed to be contextualized. I saw my intervention on that day as it is herein, as an attempt to provide but an extenuating circumstance for youth militancy.

To a large extend the report did well in covering the issues that I had sought to bring forth in my address, these included a reference to the standard youth development framework, such as enunciated amongst other in the National Youth Policy (NYP), The African Youth Charter (AYC) and the famous World Program of Action for Youth (WPAY). The latter of which speaks to the issue of intergenerational dialogue and the need for the world to prioritise, better understanding through cogent robust but respectful dialogue ,amongst different generations of the people of the world.

It is clear that there are deep schisms with my generation and those of previous generations in particular the current ruling corps. What NBC report however did not clarify from my vestige point was that to a large extend such schisms are borne out of some sort of arrogance or an allergy rather to youth interest and voices from older generations.

I have always looked at the current tone and militancy of the youth movement as a tactical position rather than one borne of an inherent arrogance on the part of the youths. That it is not, and any attempt to curry such sentiment is mischievous and deliberately so, in my view.

On the contrary rather, this tactical approach is to illustrate that disregard for youth interest will not be swallowed wholeheartedly by youth and will provoke the kind of militant resistance that we have seen recently at amongst other at UNAM, in the Caprivi Region and from the Children of the liberation struggle amongst more instances. My own observations are that what we have seen are rather mild manifestations of much deeper resentment. One can therefore only hope and pray that more willing insight is applied to understanding our countries youth and their aspirations.

It is the current haughtiness from policy holders and makers that causes this confrontational reaction from within the youth. If barriers continue to persist in dialogue with youth, so too will the “patriotic stubbornness” of the youth. Its would seem that young people are no longer willing to give credence to institutions, individuals and policies that are supposed to work for them, but have failed, a rather logical position if you ask me, anything contra would in fact be delusional.

Therefore it is important that policyholders and makers acquaint themselves with those three documents that I made mention of, so that the fact that many in public and policy circles in Namibia are out of tune with youth, becomes apparent. I think many will do well to learn from the likes of Hage Geingob, Pendunkeni Ivula Ithana, Nahas Angula, Nangolo Mbumba, Richard Kamwi, Frans Kapofi, Inspector General Ndeitungua , Alphues Naruseb and Hon Mungunda amongst some few others, whom have learned and practice a more modern 21st centaury based dialogue with youth. Anything else I am afraid, will warrant nothing but reciprocal arrogance.

August 4, 2009 | 11:15 AM Comments  1 comments

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March 29, 2010 | 4:41 AM
Good article
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